Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park

Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
A flat grassy field is surrounded by roads on the right and far rear of the image. Trees and houses can be seen in the background. The subject of the photo is a large wooden sign designating the Fernandina Place Historic State Park.
Park entrance sign
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park is located in Florida
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
Location within Florida
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park is located in the United States
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
Location within the United States
Interactive map of Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
LocationNassau County, Florida, United States
Nearest cityFernandina Beach
Coordinates30°41′19″N 81°27′24″W / 30.688690°N 81.456565°W / 30.688690; -81.456565
Area0.80 acres (0.32 ha)
EstablishedDecember 30, 1941 (1941)
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
Part ofOriginal Town of Fernandina Historic Site (ID86003685[1])
Added to NRHP29 January 1990 (1990-01-29)

Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park is a Florida state park in Nassau County, located in Old Town Fernandina on Amelia Island.[2] At 0.80 acres (0.32 ha), it is the smallest unit in the Florida state park system and is operated as a satellite of Fort Clinch State Park.[2]

The State of Florida initially acquired the park's property on December 30, 1941 from the United States Federal Government.[3] On January 23, 1968, the board of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund leased the land to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Recreation and Parks[3] The park protects central plaza of Fort San Carlos, a historic fort built in the late Second Spanish Period settlement of Fernandina, an era characterized by state planning documents as the last planned Spanish town in North America.[2]

The plaza is a contributing property to the Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2][4] The only prominent feature in the modern park is a Florida Historical Marker.[3] Differing from many other parks in the State Park system, this state park contains no distinct natural communities, hydrological features, special natural features, or endangered species.[2]

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Citations

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historical Places – Florida (FL), Nassau County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 31, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park Unit Management Plan" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park: Park Chapter" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park". Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
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